GZT105 Sociology

4 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 1. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Unit FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
JOURNALISM PR.
Code GZT105
Name Sociology
Term 2018-2019 Academic Year
Semester 1. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Label C Compulsory
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Doç. Dr. ÖZLEM AYDOĞMUŞ ÖRDEM
Course Instructor Doç. Dr. ÖZLEM AYDOĞMUŞ ÖRDEM (Güz) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

Understands the basic terms related to sociology and It is the comprehension of the relationship between sociology, theories and other disciplines.

Course Content

Sociological concept, theoretical basis , history of sociology, social institutions, social and social relations, relationship between sociology and other social sciences, culture, gender and media relations.

Course Precondition

Resources

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Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 learns the definition of sociology, its relation to other disciplines, its place in social sciences and the historical process of sociology.
LO02 comprehends basic concepts of sociology, important theories and research methods in sociology
LO03 establishes the relationship between culture, mass, society and individual, and learns the types of society with different perspectives and examples
LO04 gains knowledge about social interaction and everyday life and learns about social dialogue, interaction and communication theories and concepts of action.
LO05 obtains important knowledge regarding the theories of gender and feminism, familyand family types, stratification, class structure within the framework of different theories.
LO06 gains information about globalization and social movements as wellas critical sociology, postmodern and poststructural theories.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 - Knows theoretical approaches in the field of media and communication, and gains ability of development of new approaches in these fields 4
PLO01 - Knows theoretical approaches in the field of media and communication, and gains ability of development of new approaches in these fields 0
PLO02 - Knows communication models, and interpreting these models in terms of sociology, psychology, economics etc., puts particular contributions to these models 4
PLO02 - Knows communication models, and interpreting these models in terms of sociology, psychology, economics etc., puts particular contributions to these models 0
PLO03 - Gains competent, mainly in social and humanities sciences, in some kind of sciences, does multidisciplinary science research, and analyses these kinds of studies/research 4
PLO03 - Gains competent, mainly in social and humanities sciences, in some kind of sciences, does multidisciplinary science research, and analyses these kinds of studies/research 0
PLO04 - Recognizing news production models, leads to new models and approaches. 3
PLO04 - Recognizing news production models, leads to new models and approaches. 0
PLO05 - Protuces, edits and directs news/reporting in any kind of media (newspaper, magazine, web site, radia, television etc.). 2
PLO05 - Protuces, edits and directs news/reporting in any kind of media (newspaper, magazine, web site, radia, television etc.). 0
PLO06 - Takes photograph, mainly in the field of press photo, in some kind of photography fields 2
PLO06 - Takes photograph, mainly in the field of press photo, in some kind of photography fields 0
PLO07 - Uses communication technologies effectively, and gains production ability of appropriate contents for increasingly developing new communication technologies 1
PLO07 - Uses communication technologies effectively, and gains production ability of appropriate contents for increasingly developing new communication technologies 0
PLO08 - Works as press adviser, communication coordinator and maneger, and so on in some state and private institutions 1
PLO08 - Works as press adviser, communication coordinator and maneger, and so on in some state and private institutions 0
PLO09 - Learning relevant concepts and notions of, notably in journalism field, communication and mess media, make some contributions to these fields as new concepts and notions 3
PLO09 - Learning relevant concepts and notions of, notably in journalism field, communication and mess media, make some contributions to these fields as new concepts and notions 0
PLO10 - Reaches at a consciousness level in which synthesises society, culture and communication concepts each other 3
PLO10 - Reaches at a consciousness level in which synthesises society, culture and communication concepts each other 0
PLO11 - Gains empathy ability to recognize both individual and societal processes 2
PLO11 - Gains empathy ability to recognize both individual and societal processes 0
PLO12 - Getting effective communication ability, learns basic dynamics of communication processes, and goes into action in this direction 2
PLO12 - Getting effective communication ability, learns basic dynamics of communication processes, and goes into action in this direction 0
PLO13 - Evaluating contents of media organisations, finds out actual issues and lacks, and has a part to come over these problems 2
PLO13 - Evaluating contents of media organisations, finds out actual issues and lacks, and has a part to come over these problems 0
PLO14 - Supports peace and consensus of a society, and taking over a mediator mechanism role in any conflicts, sees communication right as primary, and tries to figure out the issues in peaceful and humanitarian ways 2
PLO14 - Supports peace and consensus of a society, and taking over a mediator mechanism role in any conflicts, sees communication right as primary, and tries to figure out the issues in peaceful and humanitarian ways 0
PLO15 - Works in any national and international medya organisations such as newspaper, magazine, web site, radio, television etc 0
PLO16 - Together with gaining individual/free working ability, be able to be a part of any kind of collective institutions, and be successful to adapts to grups 1
PLO16 - Together with gaining individual/free working ability, be able to be a part of any kind of collective institutions, and be successful to adapts to grups 0
PLO17 - Has self-confidence both to decision making and to participate in decision making process, and takes responsibility while any issue occured 1
PLO17 - Has self-confidence both to decision making and to participate in decision making process, and takes responsibility while any issue occured 0
PLO18 - Recognizes new missions and works easly, and easly adapts to new trends and movements in the developing and changing world and professional life. 1
PLO18 - Recognizes new missions and works easly, and easly adapts to new trends and movements in the developing and changing world and professional life. 0
PLO19 - Tends to events by professional ways, and considering rational mind and knowledge, tries to figure out issues and facts on the line of scientific 2
PLO19 - Tends to events by professional ways, and considering rational mind and knowledge, tries to figure out issues and facts on the line of scientific 0
PLO20 - Has an high conciseness on society and collectivism, and as be able to be successful in personal life, takes the responsibilities belonging to himself/herself in a social system. 0
PLO21 - Approaches to personal, interpersonal and mess communication processes, knowing what communication and its aims are; and takes an opinion leader role in the communication processes. 0
PLO22 - Lerans a foreign language, at least, at a good level, and in the international area, participates in news/reporting flows and so on. 0
PLO23 - Grasps the field of media and communication, and making in his/her actions through dynamics of these fields, contributes to development of a good communication environment. 0
PLO24 - Conceders social utilities in his/her works and productions, and in these directions, develops communication strategies, and pays attention to humanitarian values as primarily in producing news, reporting, photo, video, graphics etc. 0
PLO25 - Enables society to recognize role of media, and gains depth about such particular subjects as media literacy, new media and social media and so on. 0
PLO26 - Tends to contents in related to general public interests in the media and communication environments such as newspaper, magazine, radio, television, blogs and web sides etc. 0
PLO27 - Since absorbs ethics values of vocation, doesn’t allows to any discriminating or othering content in either his/her professional life or in contents produced by him/her, and finally tries to prevent such kind of discourses. 0


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Science of sociology: definition and scope Introduction to the lesson
2 Theoretical approaches of Sociology : Saint Simon, Auguste Comte, Emile Durkheim, Herbert Spencer, Max Weber, Talcot Parsons, Robert K. Metron . literature, reading
3 Culture: description, tangible and intangible items, ethnocentrism and cultural relativizm. Reading
4 Socialization: socialization items, socialization institutions Reading
5 Family institution; the family's changing and the family structure of Turkish society. Reading
6 Economic institutions: the production and function, production regimes. Reading
7 Educational institutions and education in Turkish society Reading
8 Mid-Term Exam study exam
9 Political institutions: state, bureaucracy, elections, democracy, pressure groups Expression Reading
10 Population: the basic concepts of the population. Reading
11 Social groups and kinds of social groups, Reading
12 Social stratification: slavery, caste system, clan, class and status system, social stratification theories Reading
13 Social change and modernization social change theories Reading
14 Urbanization Reading
15 Industrialization process: the stages of industrialization Reading
16 Term Exams study exam
17 Term Exams study exam


Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria

Assessment Type Midterm / Year Impact End of Term / End of Year Impact
1. Midterm Exam 100 40
General Assessment
Midterm / Year Total 100 40
1. Final Exam - 60
Grand Total - 100


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8
Final Exam 1 24 24
Total Workload (Hour) 88
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,52
ECTS 4 ECTS

Update Time: 09.05.2025 05:07